STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (December 13, 2024) – Howard University women's track & field team put on a show at the Seahawk Shootout, hosted by Wagner College.
 
On the day, HU won more than half of the events in New York.
 
Juniors Zoe Turner (Mableton, Ga.) and Aniya Woodruff (Harrisburn, N.C.) and newcomers Lindsay Johnson (Detroit) and Tiffany Mugubi (Houston) capped off the afternoon with a victory in the 4x400 relay, clocking in at 3:43.61.
 
The 4x200 relay squad of juniors Kelis Armstrong (Plano, Texas) and Lauren Thompson (Frisco, Texas) and sophomores Nadia Jacobs (Chesapeake, Va.) and Mackenzie Robinson (Ypsilanti, Mich.) also came away victorious, producing a 1:39.46 mark.
 
Individually, Turner, Woodruff and Johnson finished top three in the 300-meter dash, recording times of 38.55, 38.65 and 38.80, respectively.
 
Woodruff placed second in the 60-meter hurdles behind teammate graduate Marcia Sey (London, United Kingdom), who ran 8.41.
 
Graduate Kailei Collins (Houston) and second-year Bison Aiyana Gray-Williams (Winston-Salem, N.C.) competed in the 60-meter dash, earning first (7.47) and third (7.65), respectively.
 
In the field, junior Ija Mumford (Winston-Salem, N.C.) claimed gold in the long jump, leaping 5.92 meters (19'5.25").
 
Fellow classmate Jazmyn Wajd (Tampa) won the triple jump (12.49 meters), followed by Armstrong (12.22 meters).
 
On Jan. 10-11, HU returns to action at the Rod McCravy Invite, hosted by the University of Kentucky.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.